1. I am from ___, You would love it Mark Quijano Comm. 27 – Sec. 2 May 23, 2003

3. Three Main reasons ► Location ► Culture ► Food

4. Location ► Warm tropical climate ► Lush rain forest ► Water falls ► Warm serine beaches ► Volcanoes ► 8th Wonder of the World

5. Culture ► Cultural diversity ► A mix different Influences ► 80 different dialects ► 3rd largest English speaking country ► East meets West ► Anti-Terrorism forces ► Warm loving and caring ► People that LOVE food

6. Food ► Exotic Fruits ► Shell fish and seafood ► Chinese and Spanish ► Food such as:  Lumpia – Sping rolls  Lichon – Roast Pig  Pancit – Noodles  Menudo – Beef stew  and more ► Region/Island

8. More Information ► http://www.asiatravel.com/philippines.html http://www.asiatravel.com/philippines.html ► http://travel.state.gov/philippines.html http://travel.state.gov/philippines.html ► http://www.itravelphilippines.com/ http://www.itravelphilippines.com/ ► http://philippines.com.ph/ http://philippines.com.ph/